How do you pronounce Dhampir Moroi and Strigoi from Richelle Meads Vampire Academy books?

Answer 1

Strigoi, Dhampir and Moroi can be found throughout Romanian folklore. Strigoi are believed to be immortal vampires whereas Moroi are believed to be mortal. Dhampir are believed to be the children of a vampire fathers and a human mothers.

This is how they are pronounced:

Strigoi- Strig-Oi

Dhampir- Dam-peer

Moroi- Mo-roy

Answer 2

DHAMPIRALBERTA PETROV- Al-bert-a Pet-rov - Alberta is the head of the Guardians at St Vladimir's

AMBROSE- Aam-broce- Ambrose is a Dhampir living at the royal court. He is also known to be the lover of Queen Tatiana

ARTUR- Arth-ur- Arthur is an unpromised Dhampir Strigoi hunter in Baia. He joins Rose to hunt Strigoi in Novosibirsk.

DENIS- Den-is- Dennis is an unpromised Dhampir Strigoi hunter. He is Nikolia's brother and joins Rose to hunt Strigoi in Novosibirsk.

DIMITRI BELIKOV- Di-me-tree Bell-e-kov- Dimitri is a respected Guardian. He is Rose's mentor and her love. They keep their romance secret for most of the books.

KAROLINA BELIKOVA- Ka-row-line-a Bell-e-kov-a- Karolina is Dimitri's sister. She has a son named Paul and a baby daughter named Zonya.

LEV- Lev- Lev is an unpromised Dhampir Strigoi hunter living in Baia. He joins Rose to hunt Strigoi in Novosibirsk.

MASON ASHFORD- May-son Ash-ford- Mason is one of Rose's fellow novices and good friend. Mason is madly in love with Rose but she can't return his feelings. He is killed by Strigoi at the end of Frostbite.

MIKHAIL TANNER- Mick-hale Tann-er- Mikhail is a Guardian and also the boyfriend of Sonya Karp, a spirit wielding teacher who turns Strigoi to block off Spirit's magic.

NIKOLAI- Nick-o-li- Nikolai is a friendly Dhampir in Baia. He is madly in love with Vikotoria Belikova but unfortunately she doesn't have feelings for him. OKSANA- Ock-sarn-a- Oksana is a spirit user living near Baia. She is good friends with Dimitri's family.

OLENA BELIKOVA- Ol-ane-a Bell-e-kov-a- Olena is Dimitri's Mother. She lives with her mother, daugthers and grandchildren in a town called Baia.

ROSEMARIE "ROSE" HATHAWAY- Rose-Mary "Rose" Hath-a-way- Rose is best friends with Princess Vasilisa Dragomir. Rose died during a car crash that killed her and Vasilisa's family. Unknowingly Rose was bought back by spirit which created a one way bond with her and Vasilisa. She is in love with Dimitri.

SIMON- Sigh-mon- Simon is the body guard of Avery. He was killed during a battle and Avery bought him back, making him Shadow-Kissed.

SONYA BELIKOVA- Son-ya Bell-e-kov-a- Sonya is Dimitri's sister. She works at a pharmacy and is pregnant. The father, unknown to her younger sister Viktoria is Viktoria's boyfriend, a Moroi named Rolan.

STAN ALTO- Stan All-toe- Stan is a Guardian teacher at St. Vladimir's. He and Rose fought often in class but they seemed to get along better after Mason died.

TAMARA- Tam-r-a- Tamara is an unpromised Dhampir Strigoi hunter. She lives in Novosibirsk.

TOMAS SANDERS- Tom-ars Sand-ur-z- If you live in the USA then you wouldn't have heard of Tomas Sanders. A printing error was made in Shadow Kiss when he was introduced. He is actually Mikhail Tanner which is verified in Last Sacrifice. He is a Guardian at the Royal Court and the boyfriend of Sonya Karp.

VIKTORIA BELIKOVA- Vick-tory-a Bell-e-kov-a- Viktora is Dimitri's youngest sister. She is a happy teenager and a good friend of Rose's until Rose tells her the truth about her boyfriend Rolan who got Sonya pregnant. Viktoria refuses to talk to Rose afterwards.

YEVA BELIKOVA- Yeev-a Bell-e-kov-a- Yeva is Dimitri's grandmother, a crazy old lady who has a strange gift, making her seem similar to a witch. She pretends not to speak English when Rose first comes and is an impatient woman.

MoroiAARON- Ar-on- Aaron is Vasilisa's ex-boyfriend. When Rose and Lissa ran away, Aaron was heart broken. He started dating Mia but later breaks up with her.

ADRIAN IVASHKOV- Adri-an Ivash-kov- Adrian is a royal spirit user. He is the great nephew of Queen Tatianna. From the moment he meets Rose at the Ski Lodge he falls in love with her. He keeps spirit in control by smoking Clove Cigarettes and drinking large quantites of alchohol.

AVERY LAZAR- A-ver-e Laser- Avery is a spirit user. She moves to St. Vladimir's when her father takes up the position as head master. She tries to kill Lissa at the end of Blood Promise, to make Lissa bound to her but fails. Having two people bound to her sends her insane, and she is moved to a psychiatric ward.

CHRISTAIN OZERA- Chriss-tin Oz-era- Christain is a gloomy guy who is madly in love with Lissa. He is constantly judged by others for his parents who willingly turned Strigoi. His parents were killed by Guardians but everyone seems to think Christain will turn Strigoi too.

DANIELLA IVASHKOV- Dan-e-ella Ivash-kov- Daniella is Adrian's mother. She is OK with Rose and Adrian's relationship but is a major suspect for most of Last Sacrifice.

DR. OLENDZKI- Dr. Olend-ski- Dr. Olendzki is a Moroi nurse at St. Vladimir's.

EMILY MASTRANO- Em-ily Mas-tran-o- Emily is Jillian's mother. She was once a show girl for the Witching Hour in Las Vegas where she met Eric Dragomir. They had a child, Jill but kept it secrete. She later moved to Detroit and became a ballet teacher.

HEADMISTRESS KIROVA- Head-miss-tress Kir-over-Headmistress Kirova is the headmistress for St.Vladimir's. She and Rose don't get along that well until Rose cleans up her act. She retires in Blood Promise and is replaced by Headmaster Lazar.

HEADMASTER LAZAR- Head-master Laser- Headmaster Lazar is Avery's father. He is unaware of Avery's plan to kill Lissa and takes leave from the school when Avery is sent to a psychiatric ward.

IBRAHIM "ABE" MAZUR- Ib-bra-him Abe Mur-za-Ibrahim is Rose's father. He is a buisness man, always wearing flashy suits and is deals with a lot of illegal and legal buisness.

JESSE ZEKLOS- Jess-e Zek-loss- Jesse is a good looking guy at St. Vladimir's. Dimitri catches Jesse and Rose making out and terrifies Jesse, making Rose find Jesse less attractive. He spreads rumours about Rose in return for Mia sleeping with him.

JILLIAN "JILL" "JAILBAIT" MASTRANO- Jill-ian Jill Jail-bait Mas-tran-o- Jill is a kind Moroi who meets Rose in Shadow Kiss. She is an air-user who becomes good friends with Christian to learn to fight. She idolizes Rose and her friends and has a big crush on Adiran. In Last Sacrifice she is revealed to be the illegitimate daughter of Eric Dragomir, Lissa's father.

MIA RINALDI- Mia Rin-aldi- Mia is a year younger than Rose and Lissa. Mia desperately wants to be popular. She hates Lissa at first because of the way Lissa's brother used her as a freshman. She does everything she can to ruin Lissa's and Rose's lives. In Frostbite a group of Strigoi kill Mia's mother and some royals and Mia joins Mason and Eddie to go find them. She saves Rose's life and afterwards becomes friends with Lissa and Rose.

NATALIE IVASHKOV- Nat-a-lee Dash-kov- Natalie is Victor Dashkov's daughter and a shy Moroi. She appears sweet and harmless when it is her killing animals and leaving them in the room she and Lissa share in order to torture her. She is convinced by her father to turn Strigoi and help him escape but is staked by Dimitri.

NATHAN IVASHKOV- Nath-an Ivash-kov- Nathan is Adrian's father. He is quite rude to Rose and doesn't approve of her relationship with Adiran.

Priscilla Voda- Priss-sill-a Vod-a- Priscilla is the advisor and good friend of Queen Tatianna. She is killed by Dimitri's Strigoi clan while taking Lissa and Christian to look at a university.

QUEEN TATIANNA IVASHKOV-

RALF SARCOZY- Ralf Sar-cozy- Ralf is a Moroi and a good friend of Jesse Zeklos. He spreads a rumour about Rose in return for Mia sleeping with him.

REED LAZAR- Read Laser- Reed is the brother of a spirit user named Avery. Avery murdered him and bought him back so they could be bonded. He is quite rude and grumpy.

RHONDA- Ron-da- Rhonda is a Moroi future teller living at the Royal Court. She gives Tarot readings for Lissa, Rose and Dimitri and they are all true. She is the aunt of Ambrose.

ROBERT DORU- Rob-ert Dor-eu- Robert is Victor Dashkov's half brother and a powerful spirit user. Rose, Eddie and Lissa break Victor out of Tarasov, a vampire prison for him to direct them to Robert. Robert explains to them how to turn a Strigoi back into a Moroi/Dhampir. He turns Sonya back into a Moroi.

ROLAN- Roll-an- Rolan is a Moroi. He is Viktoria Belikova's boyfriend and is using her. He got Viktoria's sister pregnant and planned to do the same with Viktoria until Abe scares him away in return that Rose leaves Baia.

SONYA KARP- Son-ya Karp- Sonya is a spirit using Moroi teacher at St. Vladimir's. She becomes crazy and turns Strigoi to cut off her spirit magic. She warned Rose to take Lissa away from the school before being dragged off.

TASHA OZERA- Tash-a Oz-era- Tasha is in independent Moroi. She is Christain's aunt. She defended Christian from his parents and got a nasty scar on her cheek because of it. She fights against a lot of laws, trying to give Moroi the chance to fight with Dhampirs. She is in love with Dimitri and invites him to be her guardian and have kids with her which he declines. Even though she knows Dimitri loves Rose, she becomes good friends with her. She murders Queen Tatiana because of an Age law and frames Rose in hopes that Rose will be sentenced to death and she can move in on Dimitri.

VASILISA "LISSA" DRAGOMIR- Vass-e-liss-a liss-a Drag-o-mere- Lissa is Rose's best friend and a spirit user.She is the last in her line giving her the title of Princess. She and Rose have a one way bond, letting Rose know how Lissa is feeling. She falls in love with Christain and is oblivious to Rose's love for Dimitri. She becomes Queen of the Moroi and Dhampir thanks to Rose finding Jill, her half-sister.

VICTOR DASHKOV- Vic-tor Dash-kov- Victor is an evil 40 year old man. He drives Lissa insane and then tortures her into helping cure a disease which is killing him. He is caught and sent to Tarasov and shows no regret for convincing his daughter to turn Strigoi. He adores his brother and is killed in Last Sacrifice by Rose when she snaps under the pressure of Spirit which comes through her bond with Lissa.

Moroi Royal FamiliesDRAGOMIR- Drag-o-mere

BADICA- Badd-ica

CONTA- Con-ta

OZERA-Oz-era

TARUS- Tar-us

DROZDOV- Droz-dov

VODA-Vod-a

LAZAR-Laser

DASHKOV-Dash-kov

ZEKLOS- Zeklos

SARCOZY- Sar-cozy

IVASHKOV-Ivash-kov

AlchemistsIAN- E-an- Ian is an Alchemist and is in love with Sydney.

SYDNEY SAGE- Sid-knee Sage- Sydney is an Alchemist who Rose meets in Blood Promise while in Russia. Her job is to dispose of Strigoi.

StrigoiBORIS- Bor-iss- Boris is a vampire briefly mentioned who Dimitri contacts in Last Sacrifice to find Sonya.

DIMITRI BELIKOV- Di-me-tree Bell-e-kov- Dimitri was turned by Nathan at the end of Shadow Kiss. He is turned back in Spirit Bound by Lissa.

DONOVAN- Don-o-van- Donovan is a Strigoi who lives in the outskirts of Lexington. He runs a night tattoo parlour which kills some customers and simply gives other customers a tattoo and lets them leave. He tells them where to find Sonya before being killed.

ELENA- Ell-ana- Elena is a Strigoi and assistant to Isaiah. She is quite impatient and is killed by Rose.

GALINA- Gall-ina- Galina used to be Dimitri's teacher before being awakened. When Dimitri was awakened he travelled to Siberia to find her. He worked for her before killing her.

ISAIAH- I-sigh-ah- Isaiah is a wise Strigoi. His human servants kidnapped Eddie, Rose, Mason, Christain and Mia when they were in Spokane. He was the one who killed Mason.

MARLEN- Mar-len- Marlen is a Strigoi who Rose tortures in an alleyway behind a nightclub in Novosibirsk. He tells Dimitri Rose was looking for him.

NATHAN- Nath-an- Nathan is a Strigoi who was involved in the attack on St.Vladimir's. While fighting Rose he tells her he is going to kill Lissa. He is the one who awakens Dimitri. He works for Galina and strongly dislikes Dimitri because he is stronger than him.

SONYA KARP- Son-ya Karp- Sonya was a spirit using Moroi teacher. Spirit drove her insane so she turned Strigoi to cut off her powers. She then moved to Paris, America. She was turned back Moroi by Victor's half brother, a spirit user named Robert Doru.

Answer 3

Dhampir is pronounced "dam-peer," Moroi is pronounced "mo-roy," and Strigoi is pronounced "stree-goy."